Mexico, Canada would share in USMCA windfall
John Irwin, Automotive News Canada December 16, 2019 President Donald Trump reopened North American trade talks with the aim of bringing factory jobs back to the U.S. from Mexico. But the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives last week, is likely to shift auto parts investment from Asia to […]
After much back and forth, USMCA relief is here at last
Campbell Clark, The Globe & Mail December 10, 2019 This is the end of the lingering psychodrama over replacing NAFTA. The deal signed Tuesday isn’t a massive overhaul of the revamped North American trade deal agreed to last fall. The extra rounds of negotiations tacked on after U.S. President Donald Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada […]
U.S. reaches deal with Canada, Mexico on revised USMCA trade pact
Adrian Morrow, The Globe & Mail December 10, 2019 The United States has reached a deal with Canada and Mexico to revise the new North American trade pact and satisfy demands from congressional Democrats, paving the way for ratification of U.S. President Donald Trump’s top legislative priority even as he faces impeachment. The deal for […]
Canadian parts association: Trump’s latest auto plan is ‘breathtakingly stupid’
October 30, 2019 Autonews Canada The president of the Canadian Auto Parts Manufacturers Association can only describe U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest policy pitch for the auto industry in two words: Breathtakingly stupid. That’s what Flavio Volpe calls the Trump administration’s desire for specific language that would allow it to unilaterally administer the production rules […]
Trump wants direct control over where cars are produced: Bloomberg
October 29, 2019, BNN Flavio Volpe, president of Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss a report saying Donald Trump wants control over where auto parts are made as part of a NAFTA deal. Click here for original video.
‘Deserve better’: Business community reacts to Trudeau win
Jessy Bains, Yahoo Finance Canada October 22, 2019 The dust has settled, and a Liberal minority is left to govern after one of the nastier elections in recent memory. It will soon be time to get on with the business of governing, but what does the business community think of the government Canadians elected? We […]
NDP says position unchanged on renegotiation for new NAFTA, despite saying improvements ‘can and should be made to this deal’
Neil Moss, The Hill Times October 7, 2019 The NDP will wait to see what changes are made by U.S. House Democrats to the new NAFTA before deciding whether they will vote to implement it in the next Parliament, says its most recent international trade critic. “We will have a full debate in the next […]
Prolonged GM strike will likely delay ratification of new NAFTA
Flavio Volpe on the effect of the General Motors strike, its union and the future of USMCA Larysa Harapyn, Financial Post September 18, 2019 Flavio Volpe, President of the Auto Parts Manufacturers’ Association, speaks with the Financial Post’s Larysa about the effect of the General Motors strike, its union UAW and the future of USMCA. […]
31st Annual Canada/U.S. Automotive Supplier Event
September 18, 2019, The Henry, Dearborn, MI The Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) and the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) are pleased to host the 31st Annual Canada/U.S. Automotive Business Event on September 18, 2019, at The Henry in Dearborn, MI. This event is organized in cooperation with the Consul General of Canada, Detroit, and […]
Canada, U.S. and Mexico reach deal to lift Trump administration’s steel and aluminium tariffs
Adrian Morrow, Lawrence Martin, Globe and Mail May 17, 2019 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland have scheduled an announcement in Hamilton Friday, where they are expected to announce a deal to lift the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico. Mr. Trudeau spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump […]
